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Definitions

  1. 1. dusk
  2. 2. evening
  3. 3. Taiwan pr. [xì]

Words Containing 夕

前夕
qián xī

eve

夕阳
xī yáng

sunset

朝夕相处
zhāo xī xiāng chǔ

to spend all one's time together (idiom)

除夕
chú xī

lunar New Year's Eve

一夕
yī xī

overnight; instantly; very quickly

一夕数惊
yī xī shù jīng

one scare after another (idiom)

一朝一夕
yī zhāo yī xī

lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)

七夕节
qī xī jié

Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month

七夕
qī xī

double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month

危在旦夕
wēi zài dàn xī

in imminent peril (idiom)

只争旦夕
zhǐ zhēng dàn xī

see 只爭朝夕|只争朝夕[zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī]

只争朝夕
zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī

(idiom) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time

命在旦夕
mìng zài dàn xī

to be at death's door (idiom)

夕照
xī zhào

glow of the setting sun

夕发朝至
xī fā zhāo zhì

to depart in the evening and arrive the next morning

夕阳产业
xī yáng chǎn yè

sunset industry

夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià

the sun sets in the west (idiom)

天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福
tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú

fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment

小除夕
xiǎo chú xī

the day before New Year's Eve

新年前夕
xīn nián qián xī

New Year's eve

月夕
yuè xī

Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August

朝不保夕
zhāo bù bǎo xī

at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state

朝不虑夕
zhāo bù lǜ xī

at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state

朝乾夕惕
zhāo qián xī tì

cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)

朝令夕改
zhāo lìng xī gǎi

to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)

朝夕
zhāo xī

morning and night

朝闻夕改
zhāo wén xī gǎi

lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening

朝花夕拾
zhāo huā xī shí

\Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk\, a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[lǔ xùn]

朝过夕改
zhāo guò xī gǎi

to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom)

朝饔夕飧
zhāo yōng xī sūn

lit. breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening (idiom)

圣诞前夕
shèng dàn qián xī

Christmas eve

花朝月夕
huā zhāo yuè xī

a beautiful day

万圣节前夕
wàn shèng jié qián xī

All Saints' Eve

宾夕法尼亚
bīn xī fǎ ní yà

Pennsylvania

宾夕法尼亚大学
bīn xī fǎ ní yà dà xué

University of Pennsylvania

宾夕法尼亚州
bīn xī fǎ ní yà zhōu

Pennsylvania